SB 927

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Aug 5, 2025

Bureau of Immigration Modernization Act

An Act Modernizing the Bureau of Immigration by Defining Its Powers and Functions, Expanding, Rationalizing and Further Professionalizing Its Organization, Upgrading the Compensation and Benefits of Its Officials and Employees, and Appropriating Funds Therefor

In plain language

The proposal rewrites the immigration law to place the Bureau under the Justice Department, create a governing board, add new visa types, set limits on quota immigrants, establish border checkpoints, and set up a trust fund to finance equipment upgrades and staff benefits.

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Author · Senator

Jinggoy Ejercito-Estrada
SenatorJose "Jinggoy" Ejercito-Estrada Jr
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Subjects

Bureau of Immigration

Official sources

Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.

HB 9801· Filed Jun 4, 2026
An Act Modernizing the Bureau of Immigration by Defining Its Powers and Functions, Further Professionalizing Its Organization, Upgrading the Compensation and Benefits of Its Officials and Employees, and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Pending First ReadingRep. Christopherson "Coco" M. Yap
HB 4834· Filed Sep 24, 2025
An Act Modernizing the Bureau of Immigration by Defining Its Powers and Functions, Further Professionalizing Its Organization, Upgrading the Compensation and Benefits of Its Officials and Employees, and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Pending with the Committee on JUSTICE since 2025-09-26Rep. Jonathan Keith T. Flores
HB 8632· Filed Mar 17, 2026
An Ac? Modernizing the Bureau of Immigration by Defining Its Powers and Functions, Further Professionalizing Its Organization, Upgrading the Compensation and Benefits of Its Officials and Employees, and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Pending with the Committee on JUSTICE since 2026-03-18Rep. Eric Go Yap
HB 8· Filed Jun 30, 2025
An Act Modernizing the Bureau of Immigration by Defining Its Powers and Functions, Further Professionalizing Its Organization, Upgrading the Compensation and Benefits of Its Officials and Employees, and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Pending with the Committee on JUSTICE since 2025-07-29Rep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez +2
SB 1867· Filed Feb 18, 2026
Bureau of Immigration Modernization Act
Pending in the committeeSen. Francis "Kiko" N. Pangilinan

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SBN-927 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch